This article provides a link to where an end user can download Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP. Information about SP3 can found below: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsxp/sp3/default.mspx

This article explains in detail how to setup automatic updates on Windows XP so your computer remains protected from various security threats.

This article links to instructions on how to uninstall Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

This article provides instructions for enabling or disabling the Windows Firewall that comes with Windows XP Service Pack 2.

When you download P2P software (such as KaZaa, Morpheus, BearShare, etc) or any other "free software", spy ware and ad ware may also be loaded onto your computer. Most of the time, this problem can be solved by running a spy ware removal program like Ad-Aware or Spybot-SD. Some of these applications like search bars can be just as annoying other ad ware and spy ware, but cannot be detected by spy ware removal programs. This article will explain how to remove tool bars from your computer.

There are cases where Internet Explorer will not load secure pages, such as the ResNet registration page. This article suggests two solutions.

This article will go over what Windows SFC is, and gives a general guide on how to use SFC in order to fix errors created by corrupted Windows System files.

Windows includes the netstat command which displays ports your computer is using to communicate with other computers via the network. Any program that uses the internet will use ports to communicate with other computers or network resources. Windows has a small number of ports that are used by default. If a large number of ports are being used this is a good indication that your computer needs to scanned with anti-virus software or a spy-ware removal program. Since file sharing programs work over the internet they will open numerous ports to send and receive information as well. Using the netstat command is a good way to make sure you have successfully removed or disabled file sharing programs, spy-ware, and ad-ware.

Due to a bug in the Apple version of Internet Explorer, some secure SSL pages cannot be displayed. Since the ResNet registration page is a encrypted SSL page, registering may not be possible if Internet Explorer is used. The suggested way to resolve this problem is to use another browser for completing the online ResNet registration form.

An article describing how to setup the vDSL equipment for use on the Purdue network.